Cops Suspect 3 Children Kidnapped by Aunt After Their Mother's Brutal Murder

Cops Suspect 3 Children Kidnapped by Aunt After Their Mother's Brutal Murder

Sheriff's detectives in Los Angeles County, California, are on the hunt for a woman they suspect kidnapped her niece and nephews after the murder of the children's mother.

The body of Kimberly Harvill was found August 14 in Lebec after she had suffered apparent head trauma. Detectives are now in search of her half-sister, Brittany Humphrey as well as a man, Joshua Robertson, who they want to question in connection with the murder.

Joshua Robertson is on Post Release Community Supervision and has a previous arrest for possession of a firearm, LASD said in a release. Robertson and Humphrey are also wanted for questioning in Harvill’s death.

The children have been listed in law enforcement databases as "Missing Persons at Risk."

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.